“From wonder into wonder existence opens.”
Laozi (-604) semi-legendary Chinese figure, attributed to the 6th century, regarded as the author of the Tao Te Ching and fou…
“The core and the surface
Are essentially the same
Words making them seem different
Only to express appearance.
If name be needed, wonder names them both:
From wonder into wonder existence opens.”
Translation of Laozi's Tao Te Ching.
The Way of Life, According to Laotzu, 1944.
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